Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Just had another return visit on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Thanks to everyone who tuned in, as always I appreciate the support. If you didn't catch the show, it's now up on the C2C website archive at the link below.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Here's some great food for thought, a story of how the Buddha would deal with angry trolls and hateful people:

One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have no right teaching others," he shouted. "You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake."

Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man "Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take it, to whom does the gift belong?" The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered, "It would belong to me, because I bought the gift." The Buddha smiled and said, "That is correct. And it is exactly the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me. All you have done is hurt yourself." "If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger and become loving instead. When you hate others, you yourself become unhappy. But when you love others, everyoneis happy."
I'm not sure of the origin of the story, and it would certainly be easy to replace Buddha with Jesus, the Great Spirit, or whatever fits your personal path. The spiritual lesson is a good one either way. Love life and the people you care for, it gets better everyday!

Monday, March 23, 2015

Recently, Pope Francis was in Naples, Italy for a public
ceremony.During his appearance, he held
a relic connected to the patron saint of Naples, Saint Januarius.The relic, a glass vial, contains the dried
blood of the saint, and, after being kissed by the pope, the blood was shown to
have liquefied—half way.

The Archbishop of Naples, Crescenzio Sepe, proudly displayed
the relic to the crowd and proclaimed:

“The bishop just
announced that the blood half-liquified.We can see the saint only half loves us.”

Recent headlines about this incident imply that it’s
something new, possibly connected to the current pope, but this is actually an
old story.In fact, the liquefaction of
the saint’s blood has been going on for six centuries.

The saint was a Roman bishop, decapitated during the
persecution of Christians under the emperor Diocletian in 305 AD.

Ceremonies to display the saint Januarius relic are held on
a regular basis, with throngs of worshipers praying and waiting for the liquefaction
of the blood.Legend says that on the occasions
that the blood remains solid, disaster soon follows.The faithful point to examples of this from
the past, including widespread famine in 1559, the cholera outbreak of 1833 and
bombing raids by allied aircraft in 1944, all of which occurred after the saint’s
blood remained solid.

The collection of blood was a common practice during periods
of the persecution of Christians.Believers would soak cloths or articles of clothing in the blood of
martyrs, or if possible, gather the blood in vials that would later be buried
with the martyr’s body.When later
Christians discovered these items, they would give them special recognition as
powerful relics.

Once removed from the body, blood soon coagulates, spoils
and dries.When the liquefaction of the
blood of saint Januarius occurs, the vial of coagulated blood is seen to liquefy
and often, bubble and froth, at which point the cardinal announces:

“The miracle has happened.”

The church is usually packed beyond capacity for these
events.

In the past, the ceremony was held up to 18 times a year,
but in more recent times, that number has been reduced down to 3 times per
year, including the saint’s feast day.

Skeptics often proclaim that the blood simply liquefies due
to the heat from nearby candles, or possibly the hands of the priest but the
event has occurred in a wide range of temperatures and each time, the speed of
the liquefaction is different.There
have also been times when the blood remained solid under identical conditions.

Further adding to the mystery of the blood, it seems to change
in volume.At times, it fills only half
of the vial, while on other occasions, it completely fills the container.Additionally, both its color and viscosity
have been known to vary during the ceremonies.Then there’s the issue of the blood’s weight.In experiments conducted in 1902 and 1904,
the blood was found to vary in weight, increasing as much as 25 grams defying
the laws of nature.The 1902 experiments
were also used to confirm that the substance in the vial is indeed blood.

The relic of saint Januarius is not completely unique.In Italy alone, there are almost 200 blood
samples from various saints.Many of
these sample are said to liquefy on religious holidays and during times of
veneration.

One theory claims that they blood relics respond to
vibration form movement and the attention of the priest continually checking on
the liquefaction process.However, some
blood relics are locked in cases and merely observed as the process unfolds.

One interesting theory posed to explain the varied reactions
of the blood is that the human substance responds to the focus, prayers and
willpower of the gathered worshipers, an act of mind affecting matter.

Over the years, countless scientist have attempted to
reproduce or explain the reaction of blood relics, but so far, no “rational”
explanation has been presented.Religious
believers could care less about the science, as long as the blood continues to
give the all clear and not indicate pending disaster.

It should be noted that, despite his humorous comment, by the
end of the current pope’s visit, the saint’s blood was said to have completely liquefied.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Recently, a number of people have sent me photos of ISIS members which they believe depict people with black eyes in league with the terrorist organization.

The latest was brought to my attention by L.A. Marzulli, who has of course done his own research into the creepy BEKs. This particular pic is all the more disturbing in terms of the terrorist connection since it shows a boy of around 12 years old. A video released by the terrorist group shows this young boy executing an Israeli prisoner. According to the news report:

"A baby-faced executioner who looks to be no older than 12 appears to kill an Israeli Arab who confesses to being a Mossad spy in the latest stomach-turning video released by ISIS."
When dealing with terrorism and modern political and cultural struggles, it's always interesting to wonder what, if any, role the paranormal plays. It's a big question and one not easily answered as it makes people a bit nervous. Adding the unknown to something like terrorism is an unsettling prospect.

In all the photographs I have seen so far, I see no evidence that leads me to believe that the black eyed children are involved with these atrocious acts. The latest photo in question appears below, along with a news story detailing the video. I caution you here about the violent content contained in the links to the video.
Enlarging the picture reveals that while the child's eyes are very dark, there are whites slightly visible so we probably aren't looking at a typical BEK.

While the black eyed children are quite disturbing in their own right, I believe we are dealing with something even more frightening; killers with no consciousness and an agenda to hurt as many people as they can in the name of religion.

The use of children in these actions is a chilling statement, best summed up by Veryan Khan of the Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium:

“The use of a child executioner is significant because ISIS is demonstrating the “growing” Caliphate and that they are raising their next generation of warriors now.”

With the continued growth of ISIS and their goal to wage war against Jews, Christians and the West in general, I suspect that, sadly, we will see more stories of this nature.

As to the prospect of paranormal involvement in terrorism, I don't discount the possibility at all. In fact, there is a huge question regarding the connection between the Djinn and Islamic terrorist. But that's a topic for another time.

About Me

David Weatherly is a paranormal investigator and author. For 40 years he has explored the world of the strange, investigating cases around the country and abroad. He has written and lectured on a diverse range of topics including Cryptozoology, Ufology and Hauntings.
David has also studied Shamanic and magical traditions with elders from numerous cultures including Europe, Tibet, Native America, and Africa.
He has appeared on numerous radio programs including: Coast to Coast AM, Dreamland, Veritas and Darkness Radio. David was also featured in Watchers Volume 5 and on Ancient Aliens.
He is the author of "The Black Eyed Children," "Strange Intruders" and the Wood Knocks series.

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